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United States Patent | 5,701,571 |
Amamiya ,   et al. | December 23, 1997 |
An electrophotographic apparatus which includes an electrophotographic photosensitive member and a cleaning device, where the electrophotographic photosensitive member is provided with a surface layer having conductivity, and the cleaning device has conductivity where it touches the photosensitive member. The electrophotographic apparatus is excellent in cleaning residual toner.
Inventors: | Amamiya; Syoji (Kawasaki, JP); Maruyama; Akio (Tokyo, JP); Hashimoto; Yuichi (Tokyo, JP) |
Assignee: | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 728266 |
Filed: | October 8, 1996 |
Sep 10, 1993[JP] | 5-225854 |
Current U.S. Class: | 399/343; 399/351 |
Intern'l Class: | G03G 021/00 |
Field of Search: | 399/343,350,351,357,159 15/1.51,256.5 |
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